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Congress performance in assembly polls very disappointing , must draw appropriate lessons: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the party s performance in the just-concluded assembly elections was very disappointing and party MPs must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in the spirit of humility and honesty.
Addressing the virtual meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party, she said the Congress Working Committee (CWC) would meet soon to review the assembly poll results. Most unfortunately, our own performance in all the states was very disappointing and if I may say, unexpectedly so, she said while concluding her speech at the meeting.
The Congress is scheduled to have presidential elections in June (File)
Highlights
The Congress struggled to appeal to voters in the Assembly elections
Mrs Gandhi also ripped into the centre over its handling of Covid crisis
New Delhi:
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday described the party s performance in last month s Assembly elections as very disappointing and added that it was unexpectedly so .
Mrs Gandhi said the CWC (Congress Working Committee) - the party s highest decision-making body - would meet soon to review the results. . but it goes without saying that we, as a party collective, must draw appropriate lessons from this setback in a spirit of humility, she said.
Sonia Gandhi addressed a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party virtually
Highlights
India is in the grip of a deadly health disaster, she said
The government has abdicated fundamental duties towards the people
New Delhi:
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the Covid pandemic, saying let us be absolutely clear - the system hasn t failed. the Modi government has failed the people of our country .
Delivering the opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the CPP (Congress Parliamentary Party), she urged the Prime Minister to urgently call an all-party meeting to discuss the COVID-19 situation.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of having failed the people of the country in handling the pandemic and demanded that an all-party meeting be convened immediately on the COVID-19 situation. The battle against the pandemic transcends political differences and everyone has to fight it together as a nation, she said at a virtual meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party. She also demanded that a meeting of the the standing committees must be convened to ensure collective action and accountability to combat the pandemic better. Launching a fierce attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi charged that India is crippled by political leadership that has no empathy for the people and has failed the people of the country.